How hot is it suppose to get because it gets pretty hot and the battery thing doesn't work with the camera
1325
The battery only works from close range, I am not sure how hot it is suppose to get but over time that will stop doing that. But over all the cameras a hunk of junk.
1326
They run hot around 110 degrees and the battery has to new if the voltage of the battery cant go below 8volts
1327
Umm it can get pretty hot! if you leave it plugged up and tell the person it dosent work you could prb get a new one? did that help?
961594
You need to connect charger directly to the camera. The battery, when fully charged, will last for a while.
2268750
You have to charge it via USB in camera , or get a third party or don't external charger. When charging the camera is not operable, so I highly recommend either an extra battery, or an external charger as the battery life is average at best.
497591
I have no idea. I just needed a new battery or I would have had to pitch the camera. So far all is well.
1514821
Hi Karen,This was a Christmas gift for my husband so I asked him. He says he uses "re-chargeable" batteries and that he doesn't leave the camera on all of the time. When he see the message about the battery being exhausted he simply turns it off and it will re-charge a bit. But he has a charger and uses that too. So, I agree with the other answer, you need to get re-chargeable batteries and a charger. It is a really nice little camera.
560467
Probably not, it may get hot and I am dissapointed how long yhe battery lasts especially on the two highest settings
891362
Yeah it's normal, it sucks battery big time :-( other than that it's a cool camera. You need to invest in Sanyo Eneloop battery. They're the best!.
1486252
My experience is, it does not get hot at all. I have two batteries on charge all the time in this, as well as one on the original charger. Based upon my experience - Yes it is defective.
1421893
I would think that something is wrong. Assuming the battery you installed is good, I would contact the company and see what they have to say. I use mine on an Escalade so my camera is only 10 feet or so from the screen. I hope this helps.
151517
I believe the battery is hard wired into the camera. If you can not get it to charge, its time to replace the camera
699846
Mine is hot too since I started to use it. I have to unplug it when I don't use it.
1236724
Heat will affect the performance, most likely will damage the camera. My GPS chip inside of the camera got burnt during a hot summer day. The camera overall gets really hot even in normal operating conditions. There are some holes made for the heat management but it's ineffective. I wish a well known company like GoPro were making dash cams, but unfortunately we have to settle with these unknown unreliable brands.
1467639
it dors run hot. But ALL the batteries I have used for this phone run hot. It's the phone not the batteries. This battery only gave me 2 hrs more life.
306976
Mine only seemed to run "hot" if I were on a phone call for an hour+, but definitely not when idle. I've used it to take pics throughout a 45+ minute event and didn't notice it getting hot then.... Is yours running hot all the time, or are you only noticing this as you're using it (i.e. while talking / texting)? Also make sure you close apps you aren't using at the moment (flick up to close) as open apps require battery life to drain, which could be causing a heat issue....
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Bought the camera last week during camping trip to yosemite took 420 pics over 3 days some w/ flash some without, reviewed the pics at least nightly, and the temps ranged between 30-70 degrees haven't changed the batteries yet, not even a low battery warning using energizer lithium AAs.
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Hello! I have had my camera for 8 months and it has never gotten hot. It sounds as though there is a defect.
2256510
from my brief use of this camera i have not noticed the heating of the side of the camera. now, i'm assuming that you're talking about the hand held side, right? if it's the screen side, well, i haven't notice anything unusal on that side too. hope this helps-gy.